Install Kodi on Fire Stick / Amazon Fire TV (UPDATED)

This guide shows you the easiest way to install Kodi 16.1 on Firestick, with no PC or phone required.

This guide shows you the (updated Sunday September 15, 2019) fastest, easiest methods of How to Install Kodi on Fire Stick. We start with the easiest method: install Kodi on Fire Stick 2017 Method, which requires No ES File Explorer, No PC, and No Phone. If this method doesn’t work for you, try Method 2, 3, or 4 (scroll down). Don’t forget to secure your Kodi streaming data by using the VPN we recommend!

Install Kodi on Fire Stick

Enable ADB Debugging on your Fire Stick by using the Fire TV Remote to go to System > Developer Options. Then Enable ADB Debugging and Apps from Unknown Sources.

From the FireStick home screen, go to Search

Enter “downloader“

Select the “downloader” text and press the Center button on the Fire TV remote to search for “downloader”

Enter the address http://bit.ly/kodi173arm for Kodi 17.0 Krypton (Official Release!), or for Kodi 16.1 Jarvis enter (the previous text is crossed-out because Kodi 16.1 Jarvis no longer works with TV Addons, so use Kodi 17.1 Krypton) http://bit.ly/2hD04qA or http://bit.ly/kodi161arm (Note: that’s a Zero between the D and the 4)

Press Next

Now Press the Download button

When the window appears that says “Cancel” or “Install”, select INSTALL

After Kodi finishes, press OPEN to launch Kodi

Now that Kodi is installed on your Fire Stick, install TV Addons and set up a VPN to unblock Kodi & make your streamed data private

Install Kodi on Fire Stick: Method 2 (ES File Explorer + Custom DL Server) The written steps below (Updated January 10th, 2017) are Method #2 for How to Install Kodi on Fire Stick, also known as the “ES File Explorer + DownloadKodi.com” method, or the “Install Kodi KFire TV” method. See the tutorial video above, read the written directions just below, or scroll down for more Kodi install methods).

Now install [easyazon_link identifier=”B00WQ7F9JM” locale=”US” tag=”arizonacaorg-20″ cart=”n”]Apps2Fire[/easyazon_link] on your Android phone, which is also in the Google Play Store. If Apps2Fire gives you trouble, you can try [easyazon_link identifier=”B00QX52SLA” locale=”US” tag=”arizonacaorg-20″ cart=”n”]AGKFire (free)[/easyazon_link].

Launch Apps2Fire on your Android phone / tablet

In the Apps2Fire app screen, go to the SETUP tab. In this tab we will enter your Fire Stick’s IP address. The next few steps tell you how to get your Fire TV’s IP address.

Now, on your Fire TV, go to SETTINGS

Under SETTINGS on your Fire TV / FireStick, select SYSTEM.

Then select NETWORK. Your Fire TV’s IP address will appear on-screen as a series of numbers separated by dots, like this: “192.168.0.10”.

Now, go back to your Android phone and Enter the IP address of your Fire TV into the “IP address” input box in the Apps2Fire app’s SETUP tab. Then click Save to save the IP address in the app.

In the Apps2Fire app window, go to the LOCAL APPS tab.

Then find Kodi in the list of your Local Apps.

Now, select Kodi in the list of apps.

Then select “Install on <Fire Stick IP Address Here>“. After you select the button to install Kodi on Fire Stick, the Apps2Fire app will transfer (or “sideload”) the Kodi app from your Android phone to your Fire TV.

Wait a few minutes for the process to complete, as Apps2Fire sideloads Kodi to Fire TV through your WiFi network.

When the process is complete, go to the Fire TV home screen by pressing HOME on the Fire TV Remote.

Now go to the APPS section of the Fire TV home screen

Under the Apps section, you will now see Kodi. Select the Kodi icon to launch Kodi on your Fire Stick / Fire TV.

If upon launching Kodi you see a “Cannot download OBB” error, then keep trying to launch Kodi several times. Many users report that they must re-launch Kodi up to 5 times to get the Cannot Download OBB error to go away. Or see our Cannot Download OBB guide.

Download the Kodi for Fire TV / Android installer file here. Important: Make sure to select the Android ARM version of Kodi once you get to the Kodi downloads page. Why? The “ARM” version of Kodi for Android is what we will transfer to the Fire Stick using ADBLink (formerly ADBFire) in order to install Kodi on Fire Stick.

Add your Fire TV’s IP address into the IP address field of the ADBLink program.

Then click Connect (or Save)

Now click “Install APK” in the ADBLink program

Then use the popup file-select window that appears to select the Kodi .apk file you downloaded in an earlier step

Finish the process by clicking any on-screen prompts that may appear.

Wait a few minutes for the install-from-Android-to-Fire-TV process (aka “sideload” process) to complete

Once the process has finished, launch Kodi on your Fire TV by going to the Fire TV home screen. Then find Kodi under apps and select the Kodi icon to launch Kodi.

Wrap Up

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